The "Mine" metaphor in the work of William Kentridge

Abstract:

This article discusses how Kentridge's
drawings for his film "Mime" ["Mine"], explore the borders between memory and amnesia, drawing and erasure. His drawings reflect a rich record and leave traces of the animation processes of drawing and erasure. Kentridge portrays in this film a day in the life of the mines with the Johannesburg mine magnate, developer and industrialist, Soho Eckstein, as the main character, his wife, Mrs. Eckstein and Felix Teitlebaum, her lover.